Book Industry

The Ten Awful Truths -- and the Ten Wonderful Truths -- About Book Publishing

BJ Gallagher | Posted 04.05.2012

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BJ Gallagher

So, which list is true? "The Ten Awful Truths About Book Publishing" or "The Ten Wonderful Truths About Book Publishing"? They both are.

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Anthony Bourdain Announces His First Projects As Book Publisher

Posted 02.22.2012

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Back in September, when it was announced that Anthony Bourdain, star of No Reservations and all-around culinary luminary, was getting his own line of ...

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WBEZ Asks: What's Killing Feminist Bookstores?

WBEZ | WBEZ | Posted 09.12.2011

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A few weeks ago a reporter friend of mine who grew up in Portland, OR shared an article on Facebook that appeared in the June 22nd edition of the Wila...

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Small Publisher Spotlight

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anis Shivani

It is in the nature of small presses to appear, fill a certain need--often political or cultural in nature--and then vanish.

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Penguin UK In 'Conversation' With Agent Andrew Wylie Over Odyssey Titles

The Bookseller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Penguin has confirmed that it is negotiating with agent Andrew Wylie over books that have been included in the agent's digital offshoot Odyssey Editio...

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Why So Anxious, My Dear?

Jane Isay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jane Isay

Now that I'm on the verge of publishing my second book, I don't seem to be doing so well. We live in an altered climate for publishing, I tell myself. It's harder than ever to sell a book.

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How the Book Industry Can Save $3 Billion Dollars and 12 Million Trees

Jennifer Havenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer Havenner

On average, 40% of all books are returned to the publisher and then recycled or destroyed. That means over 1.5 billion books produced each year never reach the hands of a book buyer.

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Why (Some) Authors Fail

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.25.2011

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Penny C. Sansevieri

Success is not about hard work alone. It's also about making smart, savvy choices and not being blinded by your own ambition, creativity, or ego such that it undermines your work.

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eBooks Have Resurrected the Printed Book

Jennifer Havenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer Havenner

What does a printed book have that eBooks don't? Permanence. The role of the printed book is still critical, if not for the publishing industry, but for the human race.

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Seeking Novels with Strong Single Characters, Matrimania Not Included

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bella DePaulo

I'm always looking for fiction that is not matrimaniacal.

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Allegra Huston Aims Her Creative Storm at NASA's Mission Control

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georgianne Nienaber

It is appropriate that journalist and memoirist Allegra Huston conducts regular writing workshops called "The Imaginative Storm." If the name Huston...

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Evolve or Die: Why Reinvent Independent Bookstores?

Praveen Madan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Praveen Madan

We believe that independent bookstores can have a great future and we are betting our careers on it.

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The Death of Print Doesn't Have to Mean the Death of Publishing

Steve Haber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Haber

In a world of social networks, video games and mobile handsets that do everything imaginable, Americans have maintained their interest in reading.

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The Truth About Author Platforms

Jonathan Fields | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Fields

A few years back, proving your platform meant whipping out your big black book of press clipping. You know, the ones that proved you could get into the media at will. Not any more.

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Publishers Jumping At Obama Campaign Manager Book

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than 18 publishers have expressed interest in a book that former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe is writing in an unusual dual appeal to pol...

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